Pan-European Talent Focused on Global Growth

Riverside Europe has been investing in European companies at the smaller end of the middle market (SEMM) since 1997.

With deep sector expertise and a team of locally based investment professionals throughout Western and Central Europe, Riverside Europe leverages the global resources of The Riverside Company, an international private equity firm founded in 1988 with more than $13 billion in assets under management.

The Riverside Europe team seeks to help companies enhance growth potential, become more institutionalised, and expand internationally through organic initiatives and add-on acquisitions. Led by an experienced team that has worked together for more than 10 years, Riverside Europe takes an active approach that focuses on four key sectors.

Sector Focus

Riverside Europe invests primarily in companies within four interrelated business sectors:

Long Heritage

25 years of experience investing in the European lower mid-market

Growth Focus

Specialized in growing successful companies internationally

Sector Expertise

Focus on 4 sector verticals 

Stable Team

Investment team has worked together more than 10 years

Levers of
Value Creation

Riverside Europe’s investment approach strives to achieve sustainable value creation backed by a commitment to ESG and a strong underpinning of corporate values. Another key differentiator is Riverside Europe’s ability to tap Riverside’s global resources to help successful European companies to access markets and suppliers in the rest of the world.

Strategic Focus:

Riverside Europe exclusively partners with profitable companies based in Europe with up to €30 million in EBITDA. This allows Riverside Europe to better understand the needs and potential of companies at the smaller end of the middle market. Every time Riverside Europe partners with a company, it begins with a strategic 100-Day Plan, setting the tone for a partnership.

Leadership Team:

Riverside Europe helps to enhance the leadership teams of portfolio companies by working together to identify the skills and experience required to maximize a company’s potential, and attracting the right talent to fill in any gaps.

Sales Growth:

Riverside Europe is focused on making companies fundamentally better and quantitatively bigger. Aiming to expand sales both organically and through accretive acquisitions, Riverside Europe also provides resources directly aimed at building, expanding and inspiring success in sales teams.

New Products:

Riverside Europe provides financial and operational resources designed to help companies constantly innovate, from R&D funding to capital for launching new products and services. Each step is part of the growth journey.

ESG

Riverside Europe ensures that its companies meet Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards, not only because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes them more sustainable, more successful and ultimately more valuable. Learn more about this commitment in the ESG section below.

Digitalization

Riverside Europe understands that the latest technology is vital for all businesses. In addition to partnering with technology-based businesses, Riverside Europe provides the tools and expertise to help any company leverage the power of the newest innovations to drive growth, whether through system optimisation, ERP and CRP implementation on the backend, or web-based marketing and sales on the front end.

Internationalization

Riverside Europe and its portfolio companies benefit from being part of a global organisation that can help turn a great regional company into a global one quickly and efficiently. From tapping new markets across the world to capturing the best sourcing opportunities, the backing of an international team provides a powerful growth engine.

Helping Companies Achieve Their Potential

Riverside Europe seeks to partner with companies that display the following typical characteristics:

• Products and services that can improve the quality of life and wellbeing
  
  
• Technical advantages that can transform traditional industries
  
  
• A customer-centric approach built on a sustainable value proposition
  
  
• A path for international expansion
  
  

Sustainability & ESG

Riverside strives to embody ESG excellence within its own walls as well. As a UN PRI signatory and working toward the official UN Sustainable Development Goals, Riverside pays particular attention to:

• Quality education
• Gender equity
• Affordable and clean energy
• Responsible consumption and production
• Climate action
• Peace, justice and strong institutions
• Decent work and economic growth

“Riverside Europe is committed to ESG. By acting as a responsible capital partner, we aim to make use of the world’s resources and contribute to society at large. Riverside Europe is excited about our ESG targets and initiatives.”

- Dörte Höppner, Chief Sustainability Officer

Learn More About Our commitment to ESG

Riverside Europe Leadership Team

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Office Locations

Brussels
This urbane Belgian capital is home to the executive arm of the European Union and countless cultural treasures.
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London
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Luxembourg
Luxembourg is a trilingual country with German, French and Luxembourgish being official languages.
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Madrid
Spain’s capital has a lot to offer, whether you’re looking for authentic cuisine or wanting to see the works of Picasso, Miró, Dalí, or other Spanish masters.
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Munich
In the heart of beautiful Bavaria sits Munich, home to Oktoberfest and some of the best beer, cars and sausage the world can offer. Just don’t mix the beer with the cars.
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Stockholm
This city of many islands offers old-world European charm as well as chic Scandinavian modernity.
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Riverside Europe Portfolio Companies